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BT

BT  n.— «“BT”—from the English slang “bad trip”—is an expression designating a foul mood.» —“Acronyms run amok in Indonesia” by Bhimanto Suwastoyo in Jakarta, Indonesia Mail &...

shoulder peak

shoulder peak  n.— «With better forward-planning and more experimentation, those early successes can perhaps be consolidated with a wider range of programmes into “shoulder peak” as 11 o’clock is now fashionably known...

boil the saucepan over

boil the saucepan over  v.— «Cycling slang includes numerous terms for doping: “mess up the soup,” “pissing violet,” “having a magic suitcase,” “not riding on mineral water,” “loading...

dine chez Virenque

dine chez Virenque  v.— «Cycling slang includes numerous terms for doping: “mess up the soup,” “pissing violet,” “having a magic suitcase,” “not riding on mineral water,” “loading the...

light the headlights

light the headlights  v.— «Cycling slang includes numerous terms for doping: “mess up the soup,” “pissing violet,” “having a magic suitcase,” “not riding on mineral water,” “loading the...

salt the mustard

salt the mustard  v.— «Cycling slang includes numerous terms for doping: “mess up the soup,” “pissing violet,” “having a magic suitcase,” “not riding on mineral water,” “loading the...

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